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  The presidency has again reacted to comments credited to the Catholic Bish­op of Sokoto, Most Revd. Matthew Kukah, in which he addressed the United States Congress on the lackadaisi­cal approach by the Federal Government to tame terror­ism. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, ...

  Angry youths have set ablaze five suspected kidnappers along the Afuze-Uokha road in Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State. It was learned that the suspects were said to have attacked and abducted some travellers along the road and taken them inside a nearby forest. However, luck reportedly ...

Oyedepo Speaks On Contesting Election In Nigeria, Reveals Preferred Party Founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, stated that he would never contest for any political position. Naija News reports that the bishop stated this while speaking on Sunday during a sermon at the church’s headquarters, Canaanland, ...

‘Custom Officers Attacked Ibarapa Community, Not Bandits’ – Oyo Government The Oyo State government has accused operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service of carrying out the attack on Ibarapa community on Friday. The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa made the observation in a statement on ...

Optimism Of Francophone’s Strategic Cooperation Against Insurgency As Buratai Resumes In The Republic Of Benin National Association of Online Security Reporters, NAOSRE, in this piece, cast a diagnostic review and analyses of the appointment of General Tukur Buratai as Ambassador to the Republic of Benin. The association predicts sound health ...

Ecobank Celebrates Nigerians In The Diaspora; Announces Zero Fees for Transactions on Rapidtransfer In commemoration of this year’s  National Diaspora Day event, Ecobank Nigeria is joining the rest of the country to celebrate Nigerians in the diaspora by making transactions on its proprietary money transfer app, Rapidtransfer, free of charge. ...

‘Where do people get such money?’ — reactions trail Obi Cubana mum’s burial BY JAMES OJO ‘Where do people get such money?’ — reactions trail Obi Cubana mum’s burial The flamboyant funeral of Uche Iyiegbu, mother of Obi Cubana, Nigerian nightlife promoter, has sparked different reactions on social media. On ...

JUST IN: IPOB’s Plotting To Launch Attack on Kuje Prison, Free Nnamdi Kanu – Security Agencies Raises Alarm Nigerian Security agencies have uncovered plots by members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to attack Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja and free their leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Recall that ...

Electoral Act Bill: PDP heads to court, insists on electronic transmission of results Nigeria’s main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has vowed not allow the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) led National Assembly to “murder democracy” in Nigeria, vowing to head to court to challenge the decision of ...

How Suspected herdsmen dressed in military uniform struck Again In Igangan, Kill Amotekun Commander, Two Others Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen again struck late Friday night in Igangan, Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo state killing four residents. The attack was however repelled by the swift response of local ...